Maxing Out the
Memory Of Your G3 PowerBook Has Never Been Cheaper!
How Does $1.13 Per Megabyte Sound?

We received the press release below from Trans
Intl, a Macintosh memory manufacturer, the other day detailing
RAM modules they have available for Apple's new G3 PowerBooks
- the newly announced 333 and 400Mhz models. Below
the press release we cost out the price per megabyte of the
different memory module sizes, presented to you in handy graph
form.

Memory Upgrades for Apple Powerbook G3 333-400 Mhz
Anaheim, CA - (May 13, 1999) - Trans Intl, the leader in memory and storage
products, today announced the availability of memory supporting the
recently announced Apple Powerbook G3/333-400 Mhz series. Trans Intl memory
modules provide broader availability of high-performance memory specially
designed for systems based on PowerPC G3 processors running up to 400
megahertz. The new Powerbook G3 series gives users the ultimate combination
of desktop performance in a notebook computer.
Maximizing these systems with Trans Intl memory upgrades enables users to
take full advantage of the latest technological innovations in Apple
Powerbooks. Internet publishers, scientists, artists and engineers will all
benefit from the power and price/performance that these systems deliver.
And with the addition of Trans Intl memory modules they are assured
maximum performance.
New Power Macintosh G3s have two memory expansion slots for main memory
expansion. The system can be upgraded, up to 384 Mb maximum. The system's
memory expansion slots have a height restriction on the memory expansion
boards. The bottom slot allows only a 1.5 inch low profile memory module
and the top slot allows only a 2 inch high memory module. The system can be
upgraded up to 384 Mb of main memory by installing 128 Mb low profile DIMM
in the bottom memory expansion slot and 256 Mb high profile DIMM in the
upper memory expansion slot.
Trans Intl offers 32 Mb, 64 Mb and 128 Mb low profile memory modules for
the top and the bottom memory expansion slots meeting Apple's 1.5 inch
height limitation and 128 Mb and 256 Mb high profile memory modules for the
top slot meeting Apple's height limitation of 2 inches.
Please go to
http://www.transintl.com/technotes/newram.html for more details ...
Trans Intl. memory modules conform to Apple's stringent electrical and
mechanical design guide lines. The modules are 3.3-volt, unbuffered,
low power, 64 bit wide, 144 pin, running at 100 MHz, 10 nanosecond cycle
time, the fastest memory technology available for portables computers.
These SDRAM modules are built with 64 Mbit and 128 Mbit SDRAM components to
comply with Apple's mechanical height restriction on the top and bottom
memory expansion slots.
Trans Intl offers 32 Mb, 64 Mb and 128 Mb low profile memory modules for
the top and the bottom memory expansion slot and 128 Mb and 256 Mb high
profile memory modules for the top memory expansion slot.
Trans Intl memory modules are aggressively priced at ...
32 Mb DIMM ...$39
64 Mb DIMM...$75
128 Mb DIMM ...$ 299 (for the top and bottom memory expansion slot; Low Profile)
128 Mb DIMM ...$145 (for the top and bottom memory expansion slot; Low Profile)
256 Mb DIMM ...$599 (Top slot only: High Profile)
About Trans Intl
Trans Intl. is a member of the Apple Developer Group and was founded in
1988. Trans Intl designs and manufactures innovative and high quality
computer memory and mass storage products. Trans Intl. has a strong
reputation among leading manufacturers, resellers and retailers for
developing, producing and supporting products that anticipate the coming
needs of the ever-changing computer industry. For a complete product
directory and more information about Trans Intl., visit the company's web
site at:
http://www.transintl.com
# # #
Trans Intl.
2120 Howell Ave. Suite 412, Anaheim CA 92806
Telephone: (714) 634-1583; Fax: (714) 634-0409; Toll free: (800) 783-2120;
email: sales@transintl.com
Web Address: http://www.transintl.com

Why are larger capacity DIMMs, comparitively,
so much more expensive than smaller capacity ones? Is it just a
case of limited production runs, or do other factors come into play
such as manufacturing costs? What
do you think?